The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-08
THE JOURNAL.

IL James g. Blaine lives ill the
nominating convention next June,
and II there shall come no great
change from that now fOrseen, he h
pretty certain 10 be the candidate Of
the Republicans for President. As
senator Plumb, Of this State, has
said. be can have the nomination II
he wants O.. lie Il the embodiment
of all that l. Republican IN party
politics. He will be stronger for his
defeat IL last year. His name h q
household word-he l. known the
leurtil aud breadth Of the land as 4
statesman % many browning vir-
tues-and the charges against him
have been exploded and viii not
stalk up ghost-llke to confront him.
The saying, Defeated once, defeated
alWay-, has been shown not 10 hold
good on numerous occasions. Gen.
Beaver. q Pennsylvania, defeated
Tor Governor in lss2, was elected In
lsssi. tiov. Foraker, Of Ohio, had
the same experience. Il appears at
this time, a year in advance Of the
nomination. that there l. but one
idea which can defeat his nOmina-
ii"n. unlesz he absolutely refuses the
u-e e his name before the eOnven-
ton, aud that l. one Of expediency.
hut tie question recurs, Is Il not
rather expedisnt 10 make him the
standsrd-bearer Of the party? The
question made more plain, Il he
uo5 TIE strongest prospective candi-
date Cor President the Republicans
have to-day IL might seem 81 out
81 the powerful array Of able men.
Hi- f.spularity among the masses il
of hong standing, aud the test Of his
strength made direct Co large num-
tse-~ 81 Republicans and 20 numer-
uu- SECTIONS 81 territory, evinees
that hr leads all other candidates
far in advance. That this state will
continue 80 j. not now assured. The
mutations 81 time may stamp the
futur. With n different phase. Some
st the features 81 the last campaign,
or We might say all, which defeated
Mr.. Blaine before, will be eliminat-
ri irom the next campaign, a. the
prr---Iit administration ia control Of
tue government has ~ utterly failed
iu it-prumi-ez Of reform, and made
civil service reform but a hollow
mos AIRY aud n device. Il is in con-
-sgusncr of this dissipation Of u fall
lariol- though, by an calculation
more powerful than reasoning, that
the Independent element, exclusive
al The small portion which has be-
come welded with the Democratic
par 4. are returning in parts and
,.ar-3l~ To the Republican party or
90 other organizations, forebOdiug
the discontinue Of the Democracy.
The laboring men and the agrirul-
turai aud mechanical producers of
the country are looking 10 the Re-
publican party To maintain business
permanently aud stability in the dis
russiou 81 free trade schemes Of the
Democracy. aud a. the unrest which
emanait-i from reform" talk van
ishe- ia the beyond, the parties are
made o. ASSUME their natural atti-
tude- before the country. 10 will not
do for the Republican PARTY to re-
cline la faurird security, asleep
to the Needs aud necessities Of the
party, Tor therein may ensue humil-
iating defeat. They want a man
who will quicken the pulse Of the
nation in the great principles before
the people. That man appears To-
b. james e.. Blaine. II he is not,
they will know Il ia full time.